(Beijing Winter Olympics) Accidental fall The Chinese short track speed skating men's team missed the relay podium
Beijing, February 16 (China News Service) -- Due to the accidental fall of the athletes in the taxi, the Chinese team finally won the fifth place, missing the beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating men's 5000 meters relay podium.
On the 16th, the short track speed skating project of the Beijing Winter Olympics ended, and the men's 5000 meter relay was one of the most interesting events in the short track speed skating field, which was very ornamental, but also full of thrills and surprises.
On February 16, the men's 5,000m final of the short track speed skating event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Capital Gymnasium. The Chinese team ranked fifth. The picture shows Sun Long (first from the right) falling during the game. Photo by Mao Jianjun, reporter of China News Service
This event is again the advantage of the Chinese team, which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and another silver medal in Pyeongchang four years later. The outside world expects that the Chinese team can change the medal to a different color at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In fact, in the previous semi-finals, the Chinese team had an accident, Li Wenlong collided with the ice knives of other players during the slide, and according to the penalty rules, the Chinese team was sentenced to the final Group A final.
However, the competition in the final was more intense, with a total of five teams competing. The Chinese team, composed of Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Sun Long and Li Wenlong, once again had an accident in this melee.
In the final, the Chinese team ranked fifth to start. Due to the poor road ranking, the Chinese team was in the last ten laps since the first baseman Ren Ziwei started; when entering the 28th lap, Wu Dajing surpassed the Italian team, and with 16 laps left, he once again surpassed the Russian Olympic Committee team in front of him, and the Chinese team came to the third place.
On February 16, the final of the men's 5,000m Group A of the short track speed skating event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Capital Gymnasium. The Chinese team ranked 5th. The picture shows Sun Long (right) falling during a match. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
With 11 laps left, the Chinese team Sun Long accidentally fell, Ren Ziwei quickly slid to the side of the field baffle to hand him over, and the other four teams were all speeding up the taxi, opening up a big gap with the Chinese team.
The Chinese team boy still went all out to accelerate the catch-up, but the gap was too large, and finally ranked 5th with a time of 6 minutes 51 seconds 654, regrettably missing the medal.
Canada crossed the finish line first with a time of 6:41.257, while South Korea and Italy finished second and third respectively.
After the game, Sun Long walked through the mixed mining area with red eyes and did not stop to accept any reporter's interview.
Reviewing this game, Ren Ziwei said that everyone played well in the first half, completely in accordance with the established tactics to slide, he did not even pay too much attention to how Sun Long fell, but saw him fall and rushed to hand over.
For such an accident, Ren Ziwei, who won two gold medals at the Winter Olympics, could not help but regret it. "In fact, I still want to take another golden pier and stand on the podium, this is my last competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and I want to do my best, but the result is regrettable."
On February 16, the men's 5,000-meter relay final of the short track speed skating event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Capital Gymnasium. The Chinese team ranked fifth. The picture shows the Chinese team leaving after the match. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
Wu Dajing, the eldest brother in the team, said that this is the first time that "post-00s" young player Sun Long has participated in the Winter Olympics, and he may have borne the pressure that the outside world cannot imagine. He revealed that after the fall, Sun Long kept saying "I'm sorry" to his teammates and shed tears of great disappointment.
"We don't blame him, we want to give him more encouragement." Wu Dajing said: This is a very good exercise for young generals, and it is also something that everyone needs to sum up and improve in future training.
This is also the last match of wu Dajing, a veteran of the Three Dynasties, at this Winter Olympics. He won the gold medal in the 500m at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and this time won the mixed relay championship at the Beijing Winter Olympics. As for the future, Wu Dajing said that if the national team needs it, he will go all out and hopes to have more opportunities to play for the national team.
The women's 1500m race was also held on the same day, and China's Han Yutong ranked seventh in the final. At this point, the short track speed skating event of the Beijing Winter Olympics has all come to an end, and the Chinese team has won a total of 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze in this event. (End)